#95
Helmut
Episode 95
Chapter 7 Midterm Exam
Aaron and his two friends returned from their suspension but were reluctant, and Sabbat and Jerome left the academy.
I could transfer to another academy, but I would never be able to set foot in Greta Academy.
Asuka was still following Helmut around. But he was no longer an incorrigible troublemaker.
Helmut unintentionally grabbed Asuka’s leash, and Asuka became calm as if she had changed from a wild dog to a domesticated dog.
My habit of not being able to speak without using profanity has improved, and my temper tantrums have died down. There may also have been some virtue in her vision.
On holidays, the three of us often walked around together. Only Area did not join in the end.
However, regardless of his will, he was tied up and treated like the Four Musketeers. If he found out, he would be very displeased.
Helmut also fit into the swordsmanship department quite naturally.
Anyway, since that day, there has been no incident worth writing a reflection on. Helmut was no longer like oil on water in the swordsmanship department.
A person with a likable appearance and sincerity and sincerity toward the sword. Skills that cover up one’s status as a commoner.
The most important thing in swordsmanship is skill.
Plus, he changed Asuka. This was the reason why the second-year swordsmanship students, who were under the threat of a mad dog, had no choice but to view Helmut favorably.
Of course, Asuka, who often showed her teeth during Helmut’s swordsmanship, still became an obstacle.
However, thanks to him, Helmut had a comparative advantage and was able to be evaluated as ‘a guy who, unlike Asuka, has a more amicable personality than expected’.
Even Asuka was having conversations with the guys from the swordsmanship department, so it was a huge improvement.
As the midterm exam, his first exam since entering the academy, approached, Helmut suddenly realized.
‘How has time passed like this?’
Helmut’s time at the Academy was passing quickly.
After deciding to focus more on training, Helmut stayed in the training center almost all the time except holidays.
Students from the swordsmanship department invited him to come out to the public training center and spar, but he did not respond.
Instructor Alan didn’t even touch on sparring outside of class, but sparring itself wasn’t very helpful to Helmut.
It seemed Asuka was responding to the sparring on his behalf. It had a positive effect on improving the skills of second-year swordsman students.
‘Are you holding that as a sword too? ‘Isn’t this a joke?’
‘I have a question, how did you get into the academy? Seriously, if I were an instructor, I wouldn’t hire you even if I paid you.’
‘You’re injured, right? ‘How can you be so slow unless you have a broken leg?’
When he experiences Asuka’s merciless disregard and harsh words toward the loser, he grits his teeth and becomes absorbed in training.
Asuka must have gotten used to bullying her classmates in the name of sparring, so she didn’t ask Helmut to spar with her.
I think it was because I knew I was going to lose anyway.
“Howdy!”
Sian waved to Helmut, who was returning from class.
While Area often came home later than Helmut, he always returned to the dormitory earlier than Helmut.
I don’t know what method was used. There was something strange and mysterious about Xian.
‘I guess it’s because he’s a spirit wizard.’
I still don’t know what it is, except that I can summon spirits. Xian asked vaguely.
“Midterm exams coming soon?”
“okay.”
“It’s your first test, are you confident?”
“Is there any reason to not be confident?”
Helmut took first place in the practical exam, which accounts for most of the score.
The written exam is reviewed thoroughly to a level that is not difficult compared to the transfer exam. There didn’t seem to be any problem.
“You ugly bastard. Oh, I’m worried. “I had too much fun this semester.”
Sian was friendly with everyone, but not with anyone.
So I didn’t have much to do around, but I became interested in the guy named Helmut in front of me, so I had a lot of fun throughout this semester.
Sian thought he wasn’t very greedy. The chief position is taken by Area, and all he has to do is take the second position.
But it seems like it will be difficult to keep that second-chair position this time.
Greta Academy is a place where only talented people gather. Among the swordsmanship, magic, and academic departments, the magic department had the highest reputation. The Dean is also a wizard.
While it is common for other students to stay up all night in the lab or library, Sian has barely even been to the library this semester.
I must have also secured a dark spirit. Due to the nature of being a spirit wizard, my score on the practical test will be high, but writing is a problem.
Helmut pinched sharply.
“Instead of worrying, I’m still playing.”
“… … Is it supposed to come out like that? We come from different departments and our liberal arts courses do not overlap, so we only see each other at times like this. “I need to make them aware of my existence so they don’t forget.”
“My memory isn’t that bad. “If you’re worried about your grades, you should study.”
Helmut answered coldly and in principle. There was no warm comfort or sympathy.
“Why am I the only one feeling pressured about my grades when you also had fun? “This is a bit unfair.”
“You play on holidays, and I only play on holidays.”
Sian’s face twitched and he grumbled as the truth hit him like hail.
“This is too much. “Do you hope to become an instructor in the future?”
“I’m leaving now.”
Helmut turned his back on Xian. He half knew he was in trouble. As far as Helmut knew, Sian was smarter than he thought.
Perhaps, when Asuka comes, she will pretend to complain again.
“I’m here?”
Area slightly raised her eyebrows and greeted me.
If Asuka is a dog, Alea is a cat. Helmut had the feeling that the distance had subtly narrowed.
But just a little bit, and that’s it.
There was a wall between them. Neither Helmut nor Area were the type to break down walls.
There was a reason why that shouldn’t be the case. It was like that for both Area and Helmut.
Although not at the level of an archmage, Area is an excellent mage. So much so that she will one day be given the title of archmage.
Archmage Antiol sensed that there was a seed of darkness in Helmut. If so, Area might notice it someday.
Before he could notice it, Helmut would have to say goodbye to Area.
If they weren’t roommates, they would have erased each other’s existence. So it was an amazing coincidence that this happened.
Alea considered it to be her wizard’s fate, but Helmut did not know its name.
Area cast her gaze towards Helmut. A smile crossed his lips.
“Midterm exams are coming soon. Are you confident that you will get top honors in the swordsmanship department?”
The scale of the question itself is different. Rather than asking whether you are confident that you will do well on the test, you are asking whether you can get the top spot. As if that were natural.
Of course, it was natural for Area. Because he was confident that he would win the top spot in the magic department this time too.
“In practical skills.”
“Are you saying you’re not confident in your writing?”
“You didn’t get a perfect score on the transfer exam either.”
It meant that things weren’t going the way I wanted. Area tilted her head.
“Isn’t writing easier? In practice, you can make mistakes.”
Actions can make mistakes. But what you know cannot be wrong. That was Area’s logic.
The premise of the logic was that he knew the answers to the test questions.
Unlike Sian, Area seemed more relaxed as the midterm exam approached.
Xian didn’t even ask Area if her exam study was going well.
Obviously ‘studying for a test? I don’t need to do that. ‘Because it’s all already in my head.’ Because I knew that such an unlucky answer would come back.
In fact, it seemed like the reason Area was stuck in the lab or dormitory every day was not because of exams, but for other reasons.
That’s probably for a similar reason to why Helmut stays in the training room, simply because it’s his daily routine.
Such people do not need to make changes to their daily routine ahead of the exam.
“You don’t even take a few classes that require written exams.”
Greta Academy’s curriculum up to the second year of the swordsmanship department focuses on basic training.
It’s about strengthening the basics and training your body.
Therefore, there are two theoretical subjects: ‘History of Swordsmanship’ and ‘Basic Training Theory’. There are two liberal arts subjects.
As a transfer student, I had a disadvantage in choosing liberal arts courses.
At Greta Academy, students were given the option of taking liberal arts courses in order of grades.
You can have the option to take the courses you want first in order of your grades.
Helmut, who was newly admitted through the transfer exam, had the lowest selection.
Since he could not take a class that was full, one of the two liberal arts subjects Helmut was forced to choose was ‘Continental History’.
There was no burden as it was somewhat consistent with the content on the transfer test. The only problem is that the classes are particularly boring.
Helmut almost buried his nose in the desk as if under a spell while listening to a history class taught by an old professor in a slow, monotonous tone.
He keenly realized that Area was a good teacher.
The other one wasn’t as boring though.
The class was called ‘Understanding Magic’, and although the content was interesting, I heard that it was a subject that undergraduate swordsmanship students avoided.
In fact, students from other departments didn’t really prefer it either. This is because it is a subject in which competition for grades is inevitably fierce.
Area tilted her head.
“A lot of wizards probably understand magic. The name suggests that it is an advantageous subject for wizards. Because of that, there are some guys who avoid it because they expect the competition to be fierce, but there are also guys who think it will give them an advantage.
First of all, the professor in that class has a very good reputation, so it’s worth taking the class first.”
For some reason, I felt like there were a lot of wizards in the class.
At first, there were quite a few people who tried to talk to her because of her friendship with Area, but that soon died down as Helmut coldly ignored her.
The liberal arts classes were not very long, and Helmut did not feel the need to mingle with students from other departments who approached him with curiosity.
The reason he dealt with the students of the swordsmanship department was to remain faithful to life at the academy.
Because he’s not really a sociable person.
“That class… … “I studied, but shouldn’t I just take the exam in moderation?”
“If you don’t think about writing your answer perfectly, you won’t even get to the top. If you watch it moderately, even the middle will be difficult. “It’s a subjective essay test.”
In some cases, rather than dividing grades into grades and assigning scores uniformly, scores are given delicately based on evaluation criteria for each detailed item.
This was the case when the professor was motivated, and the professor who taught the ‘Understanding Magic’ class was very motivated.
Even if there are overtime classes, there is no undertime.
“Liberal arts classes have a low proportion in the overall score.”
“But the practical skills of the swordsmanship department are not ranked in a tournament format. Score it step by step. So, even if you were ranked 1st in the pre-written exam, if there is another guy like that, the rankings will be different in the written exam.”
“That means you can’t become a senior just because you’re good at practical skills.”
“that’s right. And that means you may have lower grades than Asuka.”
Asuka received the highest grade in all subjects in four consecutive practical exams last year.
Because I was suspended from school, my score was lowered, and because of that, I couldn’t go to class and my notes were almost ruined, so I was at a disadvantage, and my overall grade was 5th.
Helmut’s eyes changed. I felt a bit of a sense of crisis.
‘That’s a bit unacceptable.’
Just imagining losing to Asuka was an incredibly unpleasant feeling.
Area, who noticed Helmut’s reaction, said happily.
“Maybe that will change his attitude.”
